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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The point is, it comes from Finland as part of sudden shift from welcoming everyone longer than Finland can afford, to being shut off to compensate, and not from Russia being evil and waging a hybrid war trying to destabilize the country.

Radical turns like these are quite common as part of right-wingers coming to power, and they are pretty much always detrimental and irrational.

As much as Russia has a lot to be blamed for, here it acts as scapegoat to cover for right-wing crackdowns. It's important never to take automatic stances, even in relation to pariah states, while keeping vigilance to see when they really try to strike.